A pensioner broke his hip after being shoved to the ground by a man who was annoyed that the 85-year-old had let women and children board a bus first, police have said.

       The Metropolitan Police issued a picture of the man’s alleged attacker, who struck at a bus station in Hammersmith, west London.

       The victim was attempting to board a 220 bus at about 1pm on July 2 when he stopped to allow a group of women and children to board first, holding up other passengers behind him.

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       Detectives said the suspect, who stood in the queue, took offence to this and began verbally abusing the pensioner before physically pushing him out of the way, causing him to fall to the ground.

       The 85-year-old suffered a broken hip as a result of the attack and was taken to hospital for treatment, police said.

       Anyone who can identify the man in the image is urged to contact the Metropolitan Police on 101.